Choosing Music For Business Video? 3 Rules You Can’t Ignore (Infographic)

Using appropriate background music in promotional business videos can help to increase your videos conversion rate. As long as you do it right!

Rule 1: Avoid distracting the viewer

Unless you intentionally create a video driven by an outstanding music track, choose music that merely sets the mood and remains in the background without drawing too much attention. You want the viewers to focus on what you have to say, not the soundtrack. Thus, make music does not interfere with voiceover or spoken message.

Rule 2: Match the pace of the video

The goal is to make music and video work together to amplify each other. You can achieve this by editing the music to match the key events in the video or, in some cases, it may be easier to edit the to follow the soundtrack. For example, if soundtrack features a dramatic build-up, the video content can change accordingly.

Rule 3: Match the audience tastes and expectations

Think about the key demographic characteristics of your potential viewers. Age, occupation, origin, income and education levels are all good things to consider. When marketing a product or a service, choose music that is most likely to appeal to the tastes of your prospective buyers. For certain industries, your can always go with a safe choice. For example, for a typical banking or professional services promo video, a slightly conservative motivational soundtrack should work in most cases.

Rule 4 (bonus): License any music you use to avoid copyright and legal issues

Using music that was not properly cleared for commercial business use may lead to some unpleasant results, from losing your YouTube channel to legal disputes with copyright owners. Learn more about music licensing for promotional video.

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